Back to the end of the Ming Dynasty to engage in infrastructure construction

Chapter 223 Returning Strongly

Fan Yongdou had a heart-to-heart tone.

"Going south?"

Liu Fei swallowed.

"Yes!" Fan Yongdou nodded with certainty, "Go south from Xuanfu Town, go to Shanxi, and go to Shaanxi. Now, there is chaos in the Shanxi and Shaanxi areas. Tianxiong Army Lu Shuai and General Cao Bianjiao are there to destroy the bandits. .

Our Fan family has a deep relationship with Lu Shuai and many generals under General Cao.As long as Brother Liu is willing to go south, I can recommend to Lu Shuai and General Cao.Brother Liu will definitely be reused.

If Brother Liu is dissatisfied, our Fan family also has some contacts in the court, and I am willing to protect Brother Liu to form an independent army.With Brother Liu's abilities and our Fan family's financial resources, we may not be worse than Zhao Cheng in the future. "

These words made Liu Fei's heart skip a beat.

However, he is very self-aware and worried:

"Most of our combat power comes from firecrackers. If we betray the strong ground and leave the strong ground, the bullets will not be replenished, and the firecrackers in our hands will soon become firesticks. Moreover, I only have one With a hundred firecrackers, the power is still too weak. Zhao Cheng is a cunning man, as long as he gets stuck with the number of firecrackers, we won't be able to fight a few battles, and it's over!"

"Hahaha!"

Fan Yongdou raised his head and laughed.

"Brother Liu, you are worrying too much. To be honest, these Zhuge artifacts in Qiangdi are indeed very miraculous. After our Fan family bought many of these treasures, we asked craftsmen to imitate them, but the craftsmen didn't see them at all. Without understanding the principle, there is no way to imitate it.

But what cannot be imitated are those novelty toys.The firecrackers of your strong land are indeed miraculous, but they are generally not much different from the Peruvian blunderbuss equipped by the imperial court.

Brother Liu, don't be angry, in fact, Brother Wei once secretly asked a craftsman to look at your firecrackers, it is indeed very amazing.But the principle is clear at a glance.Our Fan family has recruited a group of craftsmen to set up blacksmith workshops, foundry workshops, and manufacture firecrackers and Franc machine guns.

We have now made muskets, at the expense of my reward. "

Fan Yongdou clapped his hands while talking.

clap clap!

The door curtain was lifted, and someone came in with a gun.

This firecracker looks very exquisite, very similar to the front-loading musket originally equipped by the Qiangdi Army.

"Brother Liu, please take a look."

Fan Yongdou handed the gun to Liu Fei with both hands.

Liu Fei took it, stretched out his hand to touch it, and became more and more surprised, and his face became joyful.

"This... is incomparable to the rifled gun we use now, but it seems to be almost the same as the smooth-bore rifle we used before we changed equipment. I just don't know, how powerful is it?"

Most of the major armies under Zhao Cheng have been equipped with Lee-Enfield rifles.

However, because Zhao Cheng hadn't returned to the Second Army and Ninth Army that Qiangdi stayed behind, he hadn't had time to change their outfits yet.

So, they used muzzle-loading rifles.

"Brother Liu can give it a try."

Fan Yongdou stood up and opened the window.

A group of people walked to the window.

Liu Fei found out that this smoothbore gun was also equipped with fixed bullets, which made him feel relieved.

"Is this fixed bullet also produced by Brother Fan's family?"

"Of course." Fan Yongdou said, "Among them, there is no difficulty at all. My craftsman can learn it just by looking at it."

This is a fact, smoothbore guns, fixed bullets... In fact, there is no fundamental technical generation gap.

In this era, the craftsmen of the Ming Dynasty were able to manufacture Peruvian guns, and the quick-firing devices for flintlock guns could also be manufactured.

What's more, with the gun samples obtained from Liu Fei's men, it is not difficult to imitate them.

Liu Fei held the gun in one hand and the fixed ammunition bag in the other, tore off a corner with his teeth, poured the ammunition into the barrel of the gun, and stabbed it with an iron rod.

Then, aim ahead.

boom!
There was a gunshot, the smoke filled the air, and a bullet hole was punched in the wooden board of the house across the street.

clap clap clap!
Fan Yongdou and Sun Hu clapped their hands and applauded loudly.

"Brother Liu is really a good hand!"

Liu Fei was also secretly proud, looked at the gun in his hand, and nodded with satisfaction.

"It's worth using. However, the power of this bullet seems to be worse than that of our Qiangdi Army."

"Brother Liu is really sharp-eyed. The power of this bullet is indeed inferior. The problem lies in the gunpowder. Zhao Cheng has been inherited by the Mohists and Zhuge Wuhou, and his gunpowder seems to have an exclusive formula. Our craftsman, for a while I can't imitate it for a while.

Therefore, the power of this bullet is weaker.Brother Liu, do you know the formula of this gunpowder? "Fan Yongdou asked.

"I don't know!" Liu Fei shook his head, his face a little ugly, "Zhao Ersha was on guard against me from the very beginning. He never told me the formula of gunpowder. However, there is a school in Qiangdi, and I heard that everything is taught in it. There is a school called In chemistry, we will talk about gunpowder.

In the future, we can send people to sneak into the strong ground to learn the formula secretly. "

"Such an important formula, are you willing to announce it in the school? I'm afraid that the so-called school is just to deceive people, to show that he values ​​literati, and to win over scholars from all over the world!" Fan Yongdou said.

"Brother Fan doesn't know something. Zhao Cheng will never win over scholars from all over the world. He despises most scholars from all over the world. He has said more than once that Confucius did a lot of harm to people and our nation." Liu Fei said.

"What? How dare he look down on scholars in the world, and dare to slander Confucius?"

Fan Yongdou was shocked immediately.

"Bold Zhao Cheng! He is an enemy of the world's scholars!"

Fan Yongdou became excited.

Since ancient times, can those who are enemies of the world's scholars have a good end?

Even the emperor had to win over scholars from all over the world.

"Brother Liu, I'm afraid he said this in private, right? I don't know who else was there besides my brother? I'm afraid that Zhao is extremely cunning, and he won't admit what he said!"

Fan Yongdou felt like a cat scratching his heart.

What a great opportunity this is!
As long as it can be proved that Zhao Cheng did say that Confucius was harmful to others... then he will definitely stand on the opposite side of the scholars in the world, and no scholar will support Zhao Cheng.

Because supporting Zhao Cheng is betraying Confucius!
Fan Yongdou hated Zhao Cheng very much, and wished he could beat Zhao Cheng to death with a stick.

In fact, it wasn't that Fan Yongdou hated Zhao Cheng, but he felt that Zhao Cheng, and even the entire stronghold, hated their Fan family very much.

This feeling cannot be described in words, but when he came into contact with those generals in Qiangdi, he could feel the hostility and rejection from them.

He even heard Liu Fei say that Zhao Cheng did say that the Fan family deserved to die.

Therefore, Fan Yongdou must preemptively strike.

"Hehe!" Liu Fei laughed, "Brother Fan, don't worry, Zhao Cheng will never deny it. He said it many times, and kept his mouth shut about Confucianism. He also said that Confucius set an upper limit for the nation from the very beginning. No one in future generations can surpass Confucius, and no one in future generations dares to surpass Confucius, so that the nation has been living for more than 2000 years... I don’t understand, but I also know that it is disrespectful to Confucius.”

"What?" Fan Yongdou's eyes widened, "Is this dog so rebellious?"

Fan Yongdou has also read books for a few days and can read.

They are merchant families, but they also attach great importance to reading.

Usually, the family spends a lot of money to hire Confucian scholars to give lectures and set up private schools.

Every child knows the status of Confucius.

Zhao Cheng said such words, in the ears of the world, it is absolutely treasonous.

"When I first heard it, I was also shocked, and my legs trembled with fright. However, none of Zhao Cheng's men had ever read a book, and they didn't have that much respect for Confucius, so they didn't cause any uproar.

Moreover, everyone surnamed Zhao talked and talked every day, and everyone was used to it. " Liu Fei said.

"This dog is looking for his own death!"

Fan Yongdou regained his strength and began to get excited.

"It seems that I really overestimated him before. I thought that he had the inheritance of the Mo family and Zhuge Wuhou, and he would definitely become a leader in the future, and even have the qualifications to compete in the world. However, I didn't expect him to be so arrogant. Kill yourself!
Belittling Confucianism and Confucianism is an enemy of scholars all over the world.Since ancient times, it has never been heard that one who is an enemy of the world's scholars can win the world.

Zhao Cheng's fate will definitely be very miserable... Well, it will be even worse than Dudu Yuan's fate! "

For a moment, Fan Yongdou even felt that he had overestimated Zhao Cheng.

"Brother Liu, Zhao Cheng is so rebellious, so you can't follow him. Otherwise, it will be a disaster of ransacking the family and destroying the family in the future! Our Fan family has already started to make firecrackers and bullets.

Brother Liu is a rare general in this world. He went to Shanshan to find a formal official position, and then recruited troops. At that time, his future would be bright.

Put down the rebellion for the imperial court, and in the future, you will be appointed as a marquis and a general, honor your ancestors! "

Fan Yongdou's tone was sincere.

"it is good!"

Liu Fei was also excited and slapped the table.

"What I am most worried about is the problem of guns and ammunition. Since guns and ammunition can be guaranteed, what else do I have to be afraid of? Go south!"

"Brother Liu is really quick! Now that the decision has been made, I ask Brother Liu to restrain his subordinates immediately and go south. I heard that Zhao Cheng has already arrived in Huai'an City. If you delay, there will be many dreams in the night. In case the surname Zhao comes back suddenly, We can't leave even if we want to." Fan Yongdou said.

"Correct!"

Liu Fei was also a little impatient.

"Brother Fan, please arrange food, carts and horses. I'll go back to the mining area and bring my men over here."

……

The boss is coming back.

The whole Qiangdi is full of gongs and drums, red flags are waving, and there are huge crowds of people.

All schools, all prices today.

Factories, construction sites... In addition to keeping the manpower to ensure the necessary production, everyone else is also on vacation.

Everyone went outside the city to meet the commander-in-chief and welcome the return of the king.

Zhao Cheng changed into a general's uniform, which was still a gray military uniform, but with all kinds of colored stripes hanging on his body, which was extraordinary.

He rode a tall horse, the closer he got to the strong ground, the happier he was.

After leaving Huai'an City, the road became flat.

The spacious road, the concrete floor is as smooth as a flattened stone.

The war horse was on top, and the sound of hooves was very brisk.

Along the road, you can see factories under construction, and the construction site is very lively.

There are some factories that have been built and are in production, and there is billowing smoke.

For a moment, Zhao Cheng was in a daze, as if he saw signs of industrial civilization.

However, if you look closely, you will find that most of these smoking factories are cement factories and brick-burning factories.

It is because there is now a vigorous infrastructure construction movement centered on the strong land.

Build roads, build factories, build new houses, build forts, build forts...

Almost all projects require the use of cement and bricks.

These building materials are very heavy and inconvenient to transport, so, where the conditions are suitable, cement factories and brick factories have sprung up.

Around the factory, a worker settlement was formed.

Their families followed, and in order to solve their employment problems, they built textile factories, garment factories, shoe factories...

From Huai'an City to Qiangdi, many settlements were formed along the way.

In the future, these settlements will develop into small towns.

On both sides of the road, there are also some small restaurants, or food stalls, which are for travelers, providing meals and accommodation for travelers.

On the walls along the road, there are lines of big characters:
"Listen to Marshal Zhao, follow him, eat enough, and wear warm clothes!"

"Marshal Zhao's instruction is a bright light that illuminates our work!"

"The conquest army is victorious!"

"The conquering army and the common people are one family!"

"..."

As long as there are people, everyone will stand on the side of the road, holding a small red flag, and welcome the expeditionary army.

When approaching the strong ground, tall buildings can be seen towering from a distance.

The most conspicuous ones are the forts, which surround Qiangdi, which are the patron saints of Qiangdi.

Of course, when the fort was being built, Zhao Chen had given instructions that the base of the cannon must be fixed, and the red cannon could only be placed toward the outside, and could not be turned around and fired at a strong point.

In order to prevent extremists from controlling the fort, they will counter-bomb strong urban areas.

Then, including warehouses, many tall buildings have been built.

Speaking of tall, in fact, most of them are about three floors.

Concrete structures, brick and tile houses... In this era, they are already considered very grand.

Outside the city, there are huge crowds of people, and the sound of gongs and drums.

Red flags were waving, and everyone was waving small red flags in their hands.

"Welcome to the triumphant return of the Commander!"

The cheers and sincere faces made Zhao Cheng feel that everything he did was worthwhile.

In just a few months, the population of Qiangdi has exploded.

There are countless people who welcome people outside the city.

Around Qiangdi, there are patches of temporary residential areas scattered in an orderly manner.

Many temporary residences are sheds built of wood, but you can see the toilets one by one, which are very eye-catching.

It seems that the street office is doing a good job.

The most typical thing is that there are more factories around, one after another, and there are many tall chimneys.

However, Zhao Cheng hadn't had time to be happy when he saw the group of people standing at the front of the crowd, his face suddenly became slightly gloomy.

(End of this chapter)